Edge-protector for rolls of paper.



Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

F. R. MISEGADES.

EDGE PROTECTOR FOR ROLLS OF PAPER.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY13 1914 "7' eases;

FREDERICK R. IVIISEGADES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EDGE-PROTECTOR FOR ROLLS OF PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Application filed July 13, 1914. Serial No. 850,670.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK R. Misn- I. ennns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Edge-Protectors for Rolls of Paper, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a protector for the edges of rolls of paper, particularly the paper upon which the daily papers are usually printed, which is usually wound in large rolls of considerable weight and dimensions. weight and bulky nature these rolls often become crushed at their corner edges due to rough handling, and as a result thereof a considerable portion thereof must be unrolled therefrom and discarded' This of course is an item of no small expense in shops using many rolls of paper daily as in a newspaper printing. plant, and it is to eliminate this loss that my invention is primarily designed.

It is also an object of my invention to provide the corner edges of a roll of paper with a protector or guard that is easy to attach thereto and lock in place and which may be readily removed without the employment of special implements. a A further object is to produce a protector that is inexpensive to manufacture so that its use will not materially add to the cost of the roll, and yet is very effective in protectmg the paper.

These objects I prefer to accomplish by the means and in the manner-hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims, reference be ng had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein similar reference characters indicate the same. parts in the various figures.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a roll of paper showing my improved edge protector appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of my edge protector drawn to an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of two ends of my edge protector, illustrating the manner of joining the same. Fig.4 is a plan view of the joining orconnecting member.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawings A represents a roll of paper of the usual commercial form and size and B is my improv prot ctor secured to the On account of their enormous corner edges thereof. This protector comprises a strip of material preferably angle metal of greater length than the circumference of the roll of paper and the inner corner of which is adapted to fit over the corner edge of said roll. The fiat upper flange 5 of this strip is provided with a plu- .1 ality of convex bosses or projections 6 that arise beyond the plane of the strip and are adapted to raise the roll a slight distance above the floor upon which the same is resting.

In order that the angle strip may snugly fit and conform to the shape of the corner edge of the roll I prefer to corrugate the lateralor vertical flange 7 of said strip as shown. These corrugations 8 are preferably made converging or radial from the center of the roll and when the ends of the strip are brought together and lapped over each other the corrugations at one of the ends will interfit with the corrugations at the 0p- .posite lapped end so as to materially assist in holding the ends together. The means for locking these lapped ends comprises a plate 9 of substantially rectangular shape and of greaterheft or thickness than said angle strip and at its corners said plate is provided with pointed lateral spurs 10 that are adapted to pierce the lapped ends of the upper flange of the angle strip and to be 7 turned down upon the outer surface of the latter as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

From the above it is obvious that numerous modifications and refinements may be made to my invention without materially departing from the spirit thereof as expressed in the appended claims, and all such changes I desire it understood are included within the scope of said claims.

What I claim as new is 1. A protector for the edges of a roll of paper comprising a strip of suitable material of angular cross-section one of the flanges of which is provided with transverse corrugations and the other of said flanges provided with convex bosses or projections, and means for securing the ends of said strip together consisting of a metal plate having lateral spurs adapted to pierce said strip and to be turned over thereon.

2. A protector for the edges of a roll of paper comprising a strip of metal of angupaper comprising a strip of suitable material of angular cross-section and having its ends overlapped, one of the flanges of said "strip provided with transverse corrugations copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissi1one r of Patents,

and the other of said flanges provided with convexed bosses or projections, and means separate from sald strip for securing the ends thereof together, and having members Washington, D. G. 

